good places to stop!
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Topic: good places to stop!
Posted By: lizzle
Subject: good places to stop!
Date Posted: 05 February 2007 at 6:13pm
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following another thread, thought we could put down good places to stop in various towns and cities. A lot of us travel and it is useful knowing where some nice kid-friendly places are.
Napier has a new park specifically designed for under 10s. Water play area, sand area, tons of stuff to do and full fenced in! Ice cream place next door which smells divine and doesn't take eftpos. Parking is tough on weekends though. we stop everytimes now. it's just between the aquarium and marineland on marine parade. Also for those stopping through Gisborne (to where I don't know) - our McDs sucks. the "fun ground" part is just an empty plastic shell. no padding or anything. it's crap. |
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 9:15am
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the autobahn by drury is good too - where you pull off to go to BP etc going south....the cafe there is great and they have a nice playgroud out the back that you get to via the cafe...and they dont seem to object to bringing the kids McDs in if parents are eating at the cafe...
also the cafe at Paeroa is a good place to stop and break up a trip to tauranga etc....think that has a playground in it too? and heading south we always stopped at hamilton lake as kids...nothing beats playing on the playground, feeding the ducks etc... |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 10:21am
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Great idea Liz! Thought I would move this to Product Reviews and Sticky it so everyone can find it easily! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 10:08pm
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Virginia Park in Wanganui is a great place to take a break, it is on the main road if you're heading towards New Plymouth. There are ducks to feed and a track to walk around which takes about 20 mins.
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Oceania/New_Zealand/photo547973.htm - Picture There is an awesome playground in Levin for kids, with a separate area for younger kiddies too. Worth stopping at, and on the main road too. I'll see if I can think of any more, we haven't really travelled all that far since having Ella. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 10:51pm
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What a great idea ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 06 February 2007 at 11:08pm
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perhaps the Esplanade here in Palmy could be a good rest place too? ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 07 February 2007 at 7:46am
| I just found an article in an old Treasures mag about places to stop. will try and get the info on here. really interesting, although slightly out of date. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 8:40am
Masterton has an AWESOME playground... on the north-eastern side of the CBD. Don't know where exactly you'd be heading to pass through Masterton 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 4:50pm
Well Nikki, I would be heading for Wellington! But totally agree about that park - it is awesome  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:09pm
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Kowhai Park (kids playground) in Wanganui - on Anzac Pde. Heading south towards Palmy when you've come down the Paraparas. Heaps of themed things - octopus swings, fred flintstone slide etc, plus free (well they used to be) covered BBQ's. And it's by the river, and there is a huge area with heaps of trees - good for a picnic.
As for Hamilton ... the gardens - great big areas for kids to run around and plenty of ducks, rabbits too. And lots of trees for shade. ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Lucy
Date Posted: 08 February 2007 at 11:24pm
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my house...Ive always got coffee and toys for the kids
No um, christchurch has quite a few good place. Feeding the ducks at the gardens is always nice. I would not recommend any of the malls they are just too stressful. The art centre in the city is nice, its on Saturdays, lots of nice bits and bobs to pick up! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 10 February 2007 at 4:09pm
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The park in Masterton is Queen Elizabeth Park. Great for littlies and nice enough for us to really enjoy. it's opposite the local swimming pool with the hydroslide (can't miss that one!). Cool playground, great duckpond, even got deer. And I'd agree that The Esplanade in Palmy is a good stop-over. Great playground and the averies are pretty cool. Though if you're after food the cafe is a bit pricey. Lots of picnic spots though. ------------- Andie |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 13 February 2007 at 8:33am
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CHC botanical gardens rocks!!!! it was always my fav place to visit as a kid. I cnat wait itl we get down there to take haleigh there.
if anyone knows of anywhere in the wellington region/ lowerhutt etc i would love to know, we ahvent found anywhere really great yet. Although Haleigh loved lollipops in alicetown ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 14 February 2007 at 12:48am
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Percys reserve is really great. Just off the Lower Hutt motorway. Iv'e been to a few babies/kids birthday parties there. We used to go there for school trips and with youth group etc. Great for family picnic outing. Can also walk short walk to the top and look over Petone and Lower Hutt. Also Aotea Lagoon in Porirua is awesome. Alot like Queen Elizabeth park in Masterton. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 20 February 2007 at 10:02pm
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The Memorial Gardens in Te Awamutu are great, playground and lake with ducks to feed.
Redwood Park in Te Kuiti south end of Rora st, has a playground with ducks in the nearby river which is fenced off. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Renee & Lauren
Date Posted: 23 February 2007 at 10:34am
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Queen Elizabeth Park in Raumati (Paraparaumu) is good and has a train there. ------------- http://lilyslim.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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